Author:Rowan Coleman
A heart-warming novel about six very different parents with six very different lives, from the author of The Memory Book.
Meet The Baby Group: Natalie ran her own design company until baby Freddie unexpectedly came along. Now the capable person she once was is trapped inside a crazy woman's body, longing for just one decent night's sleep and words of more than one syllable. Meg is onto her fourth child but still feels she has to take notes. Meg's sister-in-law Frances organises her little boy like he's a private in the army, but underneath her prickly façade she longs for the kind of friendships others seem to find so easy. Former career girl Jess sees danger lurking in every corner, doubting she'll ever be a good mother. Stay-at-home house-husband Steve is just glad to have the opportunity to spend time with his daughter. And sixteen-year-old Tiffany is the youngest - yet possibly the wisest - of them all.
Six very different parents. Six very different lives. But when Natalie's dodgy wiring leads to a series of chance encounters they rapidly discover - through Baby Music, Baby Aerobics, coffee and more importantly cake - that there's safety in numbers. And their own unofficial baby group is formed ...
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—— SunCaptivating! You'll identify with at least one of the characters - or see a little bit of yourself in each of them
—— Prima Baby & PregnancyThe characters are expertly sketched through the lens of love, loss, rebellion andcommerce...an absorbing and enjoyable read
—— The Sunday Business PostRutherford delivers on what is promised...(he) handles difficult material accurately and well...his ability to maintain a healthy narrative pace with an engaging popular style distinguishes Ireland Awakening as one of the better epic histprical novels
—— Evening HeraldRiveting sequel
—— The Irish PostBreathtaking... an astounding achievement
—— Frank DelaneyEdward Rutherfurd has written about Dublin with love. It is an expertly researched and highly readable account of a place he has grown to know well'
—— Maeve Binchy , Ireland on SundaySublime talent ... this is history with a human face and a fanciful soul
—— Good Book GuideFunny, tender and completely absorbing
—— Graham NortonCharming, funny and poignant. But also profound, heartbreaking
—— Nina StibbeKeyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy
—— StylistHigh quality entertainment
—— Marie ClaireIt takes real talent to make a reader laugh and cry … the story will stay with you long after you've read the last page
—— HeatKeyes writes brilliantly, as always, about love, grief, jealousy and friendship
—— Daily MailThe jokes are as good as ever, Keyes' large cast of Irish and American characters fizz and crackle off the page. High quality entertainment
—— Marie ClaireThe novel is a rare blend of genres, a richly enjoyable satire and an inspirational tale of one woman's triumph over despair
—— Daily Telegraph
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